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Meet the Team

David AndersonPartner

David leads our day-to-day operations and brings a wealth of experience to the team. Drawing on over three decades’ senior-level accountancy experience to provide Dovetail clients with an invaluable ‘early warning system’, alerting them to potential issues, challenges and opportunities; and providing initial telephone consultations (at no charge), to advise firms that may be heading into difficulties, or need help achieving their growth plans.

Francis CorbishleyPartner

Francis advises our start-up and SME clients on the most effective, tax efficient structures for their businesses, helping owner-managed enterprises – in particular those operating with sector specific specialism with examples including recruitment, entertainment and consultancy. Francis is an expert in developing strategies to help our clients to realise their growth goals and in doing so supporting clients over the longer term, with hands-on financial management, forecasting, tax planning and reporting.

Bridget CulverwellManager

Bridget has a wealth of experience in tax, and supports our clients advising and helping to plan on their tax obligations. With her in-depth tax knowledge and sound advice Bridget helps secure sizeable tax savings for our clients. In working with QuickBooks Online, Bridget can provide a proactive and real-time view of tax and VAT requirements from our clients’ data so as to best prepare and efficiently plan ahead.

Derrick PorterManager

With over 20 years’ experience in the accounting industry, Derrick brings this wealth of knowledge to help advise our diverse range of clients, combining the most suitable Dovetail services with QuickBooks Online, providing our clients with the perfect solution to help grow their business.

Lisa RoworthManager

Building on her experience managing a portfolio of owner managed businesses, Lisa provides a wide range of value added accounting services to our start-up and SME clients. Like the rest of the Dovetail team Lisa prides herself in providing a first class service to her clients, and helping them realise their business potential.

Asad ShahAssistant Manager

Asad is responsible for tailoring the Dovetail package and QuickBooks Online to the specific needs of each client. His uniquely diverse résumé – working with start-ups and SMEs operating in, amongst many other sectors, education, health, IT, legal, media, property, holiday and leisure – equips Asad to support clients with day-to-day bookkeeping and general taxation issues, VAT registration and related compliance matters.

Chris BoarAssistant Manager

Chris brings a varied experience from working with owner managed businesses and can advise the appropriate approach to getting the most out of Dovetail services and QuickBooks Online. An asset to new and early stage firms Chris has an unerring ability to pre-empt and respond to financial issues before they become business challenges.

Janette BarfootPayroll Manager

Janette takes the pain out of payroll and will help with the on-going auto-enrolment requirements – eliminating potentially costly errors, ensuring full adherence to HMRC regulations, minimising the related tax burden and freeing clients’ time to focus on their day-to-day operations. And since the payroll service is included in most Dovetail packages, Janette’s services are very much ‘in demand’.

Jef RobsonSenior

QuickBooks Online expert Jef prides himself on his ability to help clients to simplify their finances, translating the most complex accounting precepts, processes and policies into plain English and with a clear client action plan. Jef has expertise in creating tax efficient business structures and preparing business plans and forecasts to help firms accelerate their profitable growth.

Louise FaultlessSenior

Dedicated to achieving Dovetail’s overarching mission – to combine an affordable online accounting solution with Finance Director level support from our established team of proven business advisors – Louise is a ‘first-responder’ to clients’ ad hoc finance, VAT compliance and other tax related queries, providing you with best in class first and fast contact experience, helping to resolve your issue rapidly.

Nuur MeejaneSenior

Specialising in Business Development, Nuur helps clients build their strategy and business plans helping them realise their growth potential. Nuur is the Quickbooks guru within the Dovetail team, and takes all the pain out of converting to QB Online for new clients. His focus on client care is a given, and his expertise within the Business Services sector provides his clients with invaluable support on matters concerning bookkeeping, payroll, VAT and management information.

John HonAssociate

An experienced accountant and QuickBooks Online specialist and advisor, John will support on Dovetail and QuickBooks Online set-up and support. John’s expertise helps our clients get started with QuickBooks Online and coupled with Dovetail services, helping our clients get the most out of this best in class service and in doing so, transforming their businesses through a unique combination of industry-standard accounting software and proven commercial expertise.

Chris EcclesAssociate

As Associate in the Dovetail team, Chris guides our clients on general bookkeeping and accounting matters. With particular expertise in the property, legal and professional services sectors, Chris helps clients to integrate Dovetail and QuickBooks Online into their organisations, making their accounting function more cost effective and allowing them to concentrate on what they do best, growing their businesses.

TESTIMONIALS

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“I have been using Moore Stephens for the past 5 years and have been really impressed with the service. Francis Corbishley and Chris Eccles are very knowledgeable and professional and really understand the business. Their team have been invaluable in terms of the provision of bookkeeping services and payroll. I would not hesitate to recommend them.”

Karen Chapman, Chapman Pieri Solicitors Limited.

"Basically we are in good hands and we would not hesitate to recommend Asad and the team at Dovetail Accounting."

Roger Conlin

"We are a small start-up business based in St Albans. Our business is unusual with all of our revenues coming from overseas and quite a few tax issues arising from that. So we needed a good, clear and competative solution to those challenges.

Dovetail was recommended to us as part of a B2B networking process run by our bank.
Asad has guided us through from the beginning very smoothly and efficiently, providing expert and timely advice. Most importantly, Asad is pro-active and ensures that we are fully compliant in relation to tax and accounting well ahead of the deadlines."

Mandy McNeil International Limited

"It was great to have such high quality professional advice available to me in dealing with the complexity of my personal tax matters."

Jeremy Wilson

"This firm is large enough to have specialist expertise, but small enough to ensure we have a personal service. There was so much practical help in the early stages of our business to ensure we were compliant with VAT, returns and accounts."

J2J Partnership Limited

"There was a time when a call from my accountant filled with me with fear and trepidation, but since I have been with Dovetail Accounting and Francis Corbishley I know I am dealing with honest, decent and true people when they call.

I would like to say that I am a hundred per cent happy with my accountant. Over the last few years my business has grown and the advice I have been given has been excellent. A special thank you to Francis Corbishley who has been a tower of strength when a few years ago, things got a bit rough. There was no panic , just good prudent advice and help....long may it continue."

Adrian Shergold, Black Shed Films Limited

"Moore Stephens Northern Home Counties Limited have been my accountants for the past 7 years. They originally advised me when I set myself up as a sole trader and subsequently managed the process of establishing a limited company. Over the past 7 years their advice has been invaluable. They have always taken a keen interest in the development of the business and their advice has always been clear, timely and, most of all, jargon-free.

As someone entering the self-employed arena for the first time and subsequently setting up my own company, I was taken through all the necessary financial and tax implications and arrangements in a supportive and sympathetic way. As the business has grown, I have continued to receive excellent advice and guidance in relation to all financial matters including annual company and personal tax returns, VAT, and investments. I have complete confidence in my adviser, Francis Corbishley, who fully understands my business and takes a genuine interest in it."

Steve Poland, Steve Poland Associates Limited

PRICING

Limited Company Packages

Dovetail Value

from £125a month (plus VAT)

Bookkeeping

Registered office and annual return

Year end accounts

Corporation Tax return

FREE Quickbooks online accounting

Dovetail Essentials

from £175a month (plus VAT)

Bookkeeping

Registered office and annual return

Year end accounts

Corporation Tax return

FREE Quickbooks online accounting

Quarterly VAT Returns

Remuneration planning and tax advice

Dovetail Business Class

from £275a month (plus VAT)

Bookkeeping

Registered office and annual return

Year end accounts

Corporation Tax return

FREE Quickbooks online accounting

Quarterly VAT Returns

Remuneration planning and tax advice

Quarterly management accounts

Monthly payroll for up to 5 employees

Biannual strategic and tax planning meetings

Dovetail Enterprise

from £400a month (plus VAT)

Bookkeeping

Registered office and annual return

Year end accounts

Corporation Tax return

FREE Quickbooks online accounting

Quarterly VAT Returns

Remuneration planning and tax advice

Quarterly management accounts

Monthly payroll for up to 10 employees

Biannual strategic and tax planning meetings

Personal tax returns for all directors

Attendance at board meetings

Preparation of forecasts and business plans

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ABOUT US

Dovetail is a division of Moore Stephens Northern Home Counties Limited – a network member of Moore Stephens, a UK top 10 firm of Chartered Accountants providing strategic advice, tax services and compliance work to owner managed SMEs.